The word
"Freudian" refers to the ideas, theories, or concepts developed by Sigmund Freud, an influential psychologist. It often relates to the unconscious mind, hidden desires, or psychological explanations for human behavior.
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Whether one partook of it or not, this communion on the couch was part of a dialogue and texture of our time and place,» Wakefield recalls, but adds: «I lay down on the couch
of Freudian psychoanalysis in the fifties and rose up six years later in anger and disillusionment.»
An earlier generation was socialized to speak of sex
in Freudian terms of «drives» and «repression,» while a subsequent one loudly proclaimed that «anatomy» had nothing to do with «destiny.»
The work highlights many of the concerns inherent in Parker's practice from iconographic objects, places and buildings to a fascination with
Freudian psychoanalysis.
Popularized versions of
Freudian theory sometimes lead to a reversal of Victorian dualisms; when the values are reversed, the «worst» sin becomes denial of sexual desire!
It is a haunting depiction of a set of penetrating eyes
with Freudian notions of the mind's eye as manifestations of the supernatural and the human disinclination for self - examination.
But whereas Bourgeois insisted that her surreal rooms were autobiographical (to be read as
Freudian analyses of the father - daughter relationship), Souza's house deconstructs a trope that reaches farther back in history.
Throughout his life, love was always Auden's remedy, but in these early years he described it sometimes in
Freudian terms as a release from repression, sometimes in Marxist terms as authentic existence through social action.
It's hilarious that you would make that argument backed up to your argument about
Freudian psychology telling us that we are not good judges of our own beliefs.
Langer combined the scant intelligence on Hitler with insights
from Freudian psychoanalysis into a study on Hitler.
Exhibitions include: Nokia Art Singapore 01, NAFA Gallery, Singapore (2001); Googly, Bankley Studio Gallery, Manchester (2001); Kayaköy, with Dutton & Peacock, Catalyst Arts, Belfast (2001); Home (Between 8 and 10 pm), Rotherham Art Gallery, UK (2001); Vim & Vigour, S1 Art Space, Sheffield (2000); Haecceitas Star, Mappin Art Gallery (1999), Sheffield; A Disturbance of Memory on the Acropolis, Centre
for Freudian Analysis And Research, London (1999).
Her humor reveals itself in her anecdotes and punch lines, and in the turns of phrase she used to berate a friend's slip
into Freudian terminology or answer a professor of English who asked what she considered unreasonable questions.
But though it derives from an ancient Greek myth, auteur Yorgos Lanthimos» most recent English - language film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, spoke to me of a more
Freudian concept: the idea of psychology as an impossible, inner dystopia.
Yearning for answers, Solms wandered into a university philosophy seminar on
Freudian dream theory.
Contemporary
Freudian approaches usually retain Freud's emphasis on sexuality, aggression, and mental conflict, and often prefer insight - oriented, uncovering psychotherapy to more supportive techniques.
The rich wisdom of
Freudian thought, of Jungian depth analysis, of Gestalt experience, of Family systems and structures, each has a place.
Female spelunkers encounter some cave - dwelling creepy - crawlies, while
Freudian analysts in the audience have themselves a ball amid pools of sickening gore.
It's characteristic of Wylie's odd paintings, populated by fantastical characters dancing across dreamlike, if
not Freudian, landscapes.
Since young children are not capable of some of the more commonly
used Freudian techniques such as free association, Klein began to utilize play therapy as a way to investigate children's unconscious feelings, anxieties, and experiences.
She's
more Freudian so she doesn't really tell me [what she thinks], but she says it's interesting that I recreate things but then I change them.
Always a sucker for flattery, I was very happy to add my name under this banner, which, in
classic Freudian slip mode, I had misread as Free Reads BY Smart Women».
Finally I would like to share with the reader my own concern for a possible
Freudian perspective applied to Paul's theology.
And as a bonus, after you finish Levine's sympathetic and
Freudian portrait, you can read the original novella reprinted in the back of this book.
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Well, maybe — but this might be an example of
what Freudian analysts refer to as «projection.»
But even more importantly, for today's purposes, he obscures the difference
between Freudian and Jungian psychology.
Now, though, with the backlash against big - ticket installations, art has seen more calls for paint and personal expression — an almost
Freudian obsession for Roberta Smith and Ken Johnson in The Times.
Two cast wax figures of Koh, one standing and the other reclining on a chaise lounge, are positioned in the room as a dual self - portrait and a reference to the classic
Freudian notion of the examined self.
Dear George H, And CNN has copy editors that don't read or else
make Freudian Slips.
If Freudian concepts are the discourse of choice, one wonders if the uncanny might be less germane to Hanson's operation than is the concept of unconscious intention.
The Silence is possibly the
most Freudian film ever made, a fever dream about the short journey from sexual ecstasy to absolute despair.
Be who you want — be a prince (or murder one), drive the fastest car in the world (or crash it)-- these borderline -
Freudian impulses to exercise our lizard - brains are at the heart of open - world gaming.
This week, it's Hands of the Ripper, the Hammer Horror classic from 1971, which sees
Freudian psychiatrist (Eric Porter) cover up for his patient, the homicidal daughter (Angharad Rees) of Jack the Ripper.
Beck proposes that the daycare panic was a case of classic
Freudian repression — that act of mental avoidance whereby we don't want to admit that we know or desire something, and so compensate by insisting, rather too forcefully, that we know or desire its opposite.